SCENES started as an experiment—a question rather than an answer. What if we could build something outside of traditional platforms? What if music releases weren’t just about streaming, but about connection? What if we could create an experience that was off-platform, crowdfunded, and co-created—where the success metric wasn’t engagement, but emotional impact?

SCENES was a participatory project that unfolded over six songs. Woven into the collective experience were 6 songs: I had sampled my life and put it in the music and I got to invite you to contribute your life too.

Each release came with a prompt, inviting listeners to reflect on a specific moment in their lives and submit their own memories.

These memories—over 350 submissions in total—were turned into digital artworks and displayed in a living gallery, forming a collaborative record of how music intersects with life.

People stopped. They took time out of their lives. They engaged in a process that connected music and emotion in a way that streaming never could.